All Value articles – Page 38
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News
Get more for your pennies at Poundworld
Of all the retailers expected to have a half-price Sale this January, Poundworld was not one of them.
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Poundland mulls own brand food offer
Poundland is mulling launching an own brand food label as it plans to add new categories to its offer.
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Analysis
Profile: Chris Edwards, co-founder, Poundworld
The co-founder and co-managing director of Poundworld is driving rapid growth and rocketing sales at the family business.
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Analysis
Analysis: B&M Bargains deal sets foundations for European growth
Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice yesterday revealed its estimated £965m investment in value retailer B&M Bargains as well as Sir Terry Leahy’s appointment as non-executive chairman. Retail Week speaks to co-managing director Simon Arora and analyses the implications of the deal.
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Poundland extends food offer
Variety single-price retailer Poundland has extended its food offer by adding 100 new grocery lines, increasing competition for the grocers.
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Poundworld profits tumble as it invests in stores
Value retailer Poundworld’s pre-tax profit slumped 28% to £2.8m last year as as it invested in new stores and distribution.
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Analysis
Comet: The state of play
Almost a month after Comet’s collapse into administration, Retail Week takes a look at the state of play at the beleaguered retailer.
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Second round bids for B&M Bargains expected next week
Second round bids for value retailer B&M Bargains are expected by the end of next week, it is understood.
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Analysis
Analysis: Re-evaluating store portfolios
It has been a tough year for retail property directors as the economic downturn and the rapid development of multichannel commerce have forced many to re-evaluate their store portfolios. But as Ben Cooper finds out, it’s not only a case of downsizing.
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Analysis
Analyisis: Why do US investors want to bag a value chain like B&M Bargains?
The UK love affair with value retailers seems to have spread across the pond as it emerges that US private equity groups are the main backers leading the charge for B&M Bargains.
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American interest in B&M bargains could spark more value buys
American private equity groups are at the forefront of the race to buy up-for-sale retailer B&M Bargains which could trigger further acquisitions in the UK value sector.
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Shop Direct eyes Comet brand
Shop Direct is considering buying the brand and website of ailing electricals retailer Comet, which collapsed into administration last week.
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Analysis
Analysis: Supply chain's super energy savers
Creating a more environmentally friendly supply chain can go hand in hand with reducing costs, as retailers find new ways to drive efficiencies. Matthew Valentine looks at some innovative approaches.
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Poundland's new distribution centre to service European growth plans
Variety retailer Poundland plans to use its new 200,000 sq ft distribution centre to service Europe when the single-price retailer opens stores on the continent.
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Analysis
Analysis: Exploring the challenges of retail acquisitions
Over the past year a number of acquisitions have been made by retailers. Liz Morrell explores the challenges of the deals and subsequent integration.
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Poundland to hire 2,000 Christmas staff
Single-price value specialist Poundland is to recruit 2,000 temporary staff for the busy Christmas period.
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Boots boss warns discounters pose hypermarket threat
The high street discounters’ move into branded products will threaten the viability of hypermarkets, warned Boots boss Ken Murphy.
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Opinion
Comment: Dispatches' Poundland investigation
The real message from last night’s Dispatches programme about Poundland is surely the extent to which retailers are providing consumers with great value in these straitened times.
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News
Poundstretcher boss Richard Kirk exits after three months
Former Peacocks boss Richard Kirk has stepped down as chief executive of Poundstretcher after just three months in the role.
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Analysis
Retail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.